My heaven ！！ Staff are always so attentive and friendly…read more Got several very cute items today.

For the first time ever, I finally got to see a Bat Flower in person. These are nearly impossible…read moreto find at nurseries. Last summer I was searching for a bat flower & one nursery I called, claimed "no one carries them in Southern California because they can't grow here" ... which is laughable considering a lot of stuff isn't native here but still grows ! Anyways yes there was ONE bat flower plant left. It was quite pricey too around $110. I didn't buy since I have my own plant now (which hasn't flowered yet). I was a bit disappointed when I asked for help. I have been looking for an Egg Magnolia (Magnolia liliifera) which are very hard to find ! When asking the employee, she asked a colleague with her hand held radio. She tried a few times, but no response. She then showed me the very small selection of Magnolias they have - which wasn't much at all. I honestly didn't think she knew what an Egg Magnolia is. Really if you work at a nursery you should know more about plants, because from my interaction I could tell it was her first time hearing about this specific plant. If you're looking for rare plants, you may find what you're looking for. The inventory is quite vast & overwhelming. I suppose for an average person not looking for anything specific, this place would be lovely. I purchased an agave celsii nova for my front yard & a white rhino agave - 6" pot for around $80 which is a steal ! I have not seen them that low anywhere.

Visited this place a few days ago and felt it was a hidden gem with some gorgeous heirloom flowers…read moreand plants . Their pottery collection was amazing and a great deal need to come back for some large pretty heavy one of a kind unique landscape pieces! If a special garden with no imitations is what you have in mind this is the place to find your ideal pieces.

It's a small nursery with good service. They carry plants that Home Depot does not carry. Good…read moreprices and good varieties account for my frequent visit there.

They don't have akadama, but I got a nice little Japanese garden juniper to play with and made it…read moreinto a pretty cascading bonsai. Just getting into practicing bonsai, so please forgive the sloppy wiring. I'll redo these after a little break. My first attempt at doing bonsai and it's a shohin, I suppose. Oh and I repotted it in a slightly larger pot since I was stuffing it into this tiny 4" blue one and the tilt required a rock under one side. I also didn't want to take off too much rooting to fit the pot and kill the plant. Hope she lives!

3/30/26 I just knew I was going to receive the best service here. Instantly as I walked up to…read moreAudel, this staffer was ready & very accommodating with answers & recommendations. The garden center is immaculately maintained & inventory is plentiful. I was looking to find a professional to recommend a liner for my planter to prevent corrosion, so I may reuse it for the next season for other plantings. Audel suggested a liner that prevents weeds from proliferating as well. It turns out Hubby has a roll in the back of our truck. Bought fertilizer that he recommended & lantana as a draw for pollinators. I googled it & it states I plant it alongside my basil, tomato & marigolds. Parking is dedicated & free. Highly recommend this nursery. Staff are super helpful & cordial. Price-wise, may be equal to home dept or more but the service is topnotch comparably.

I had known about the Cub House since it was housed in South Pasadena. We hadn't been to the new…read morelocation. We had a wonderful experience today. Joe was beyond helpful. He was friendly and answered all of our questions. He helped us with my daughter's bicycle. We will definitely be back!

This is quite possibly the worst bike shop in existence, and that is saying a lot. My husband and I…read morehave lived in multiple states and travel a lot. Needless to say, we have been to HUNDREDS of bike shops because we make it a point to go to a shop in every town we visit. Are you looking for a bike shop where all of the employees are smug? Are you hoping to ask questions, looking to spends thousands of dollars, only to be met with aloofness? Great! Then this is the bike shop for you! We've been to Cub House so many times and spoken to multiple employees, etc. It is always the same, "I don't give a crap; I am too cool" attitude. And after today's ride, my husband has given up trying to support this business. Never again!

Let me tell you about how BLVD NURSERY turned post-wildfire recovery into a horticulture horror…read moreshow. Spoiler alert: it involves dead plants, brazen lies, and a disappearing act that would impress Houdini. ACT I: THE SETUP (Or: How to Exploit Fire Victims 101) February 2025. A massive wildfire devastated the community. Enter BLVD Nursery with their magnanimous "sale to help locals rebuild" promotion. How charitable. How community-minded. How convenient for moving questionable inventory. We walked in needing tall privacy screen plants--actual functional barriers. But before dropping hard-earned cash, we asked the obvious question any sentient consumer would ask: "What happens if these don't make it?" Sales rep Ramon--whose name adorns our receipt like a signature on a warranty--delivered the magic words: "No worries, we'll help figure something out." That verbal commitment sealed the deal. That assurance is why they got our money. ACT II: THE PLOT TWIST (Or: Dead Plants Tell No Tales) Fast forward less than 6 months. 4 of 5 plants? Deceased. Expired. Pushing up daisies, if they had the energy. Not struggling valiantly in challenging conditions--flat-out dead. Skeletal sticks mocking our privacy needs. The 5th plant? Thriving magnificently. Lush. Healthy. Living its best botanical life. Same yard. Same soil. Same watering regimen. Same sun exposure. Same everything. That one survivor is not just a plant--it's a witness. It's prosecutorial evidence. It screams "the problem wasn't the care, genius--it was your defective batch." 80% mortality rate? In horticulture, in medicine, in law, in any field requiring competence, that's what we call "catastrophic failure." ACT III: THE GASLIGHTING (Or: Receipts About Receipts) Sent a professional email to BLVD. Courteous tone. Documented facts. Referenced verbal warranty. Requested resolution per their commitment. BLVD's response arrived like a condescending pat on the head: "All plants are final sale." This is noted in our receipts, they said. Interesting claim. Bold assertion. One tiny problem: it's demonstrably false. We retrieved our receipt. Read every syllable, every punctuation mark, examined it like the Zapruder film looking for evidence... There's ZERO "final sale" language. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Not hidden in fine print. Not implied through cosmic interpretation. Not encoded in secret nursery hieroglyphics. Completely absent. So we did what one does when caught in someone's lie: we sent them a copy of their own receipt, highlighting the glaring absence of this alleged policy. ACT IV: THE VANISHING (Or: Ghosting as a Business Strategy) Sent: Receipt proving the BLVD Nursery statement was fiction. Received: Complete. Radio. Silence. Tumbleweeds rolling through our inbox. The sound of one hand clapping. The void staring back. BLVD got caught manufacturing policy from thin air, confronted with their own documentation proving it, and their sophisticated response strategy? Disappear like a deadbeat dad avoiding child support. Impressive commitment to accountability there, BLVD. ACT V: THE PATTERN (Or: A Masterclass in Dubious Business Practices) Here's BLVD Nursery's playbook, broken down for those taking notes: 1. Position yourself as 'community support' post-disaster. 2. Make verbal warranties to seal transactions. 3. Sell defective merchandise (apparently quality control is optional). 4. When confronted, claim non-existent policies "on receipts." 5. When proven wrong with *actual* receipts, ghost customers entirely. 6. Keep money, ignore problems, repeat. Cha-ching! (BONUS: Executed during a community disaster. Classy.) That's the company. That's the character. That's the culture. That's the moral calculus that tells you everything about integrity at BLVD NURSERY: a spectacular lack thereof. ACT VI: THE VERDICT (Or: Grand Finale: It's Curtains For You) If you enjoy throwing your money at defective dying plants while being lied to, by all means, patronize BLVD Nursery. They've perfected this particular genre of customer service. For the rest of us who appreciate honesty, living plants, and businesses that don't play games, there are better options. Our advice? Save yourself the aggravation and avoid BLVD Nursery completely. Consider this an ACTUAL community service... You've been warned.

Purchased 5 large plants in Feb 2025 (after being affected by the Eaton Fire!) for $600+. BLVD had…read morea sale to help locals rebuild after the fire. Before buying, we asked what happens if they don't survive. Sales rep: "No worries, we'll help and figure something out." 4 of 5 died in less than 6 months. (The fifth is thriving - proving it wasn't the care.) When we reached out, they claimed "all sales are final" and that this is noted on receipts. Our receipt has **NO such language.** When we sent them a copy proving this, they've ignored us completely. 80% failure rate. False statements about their policies. Then radio silence when caught. Hard pass on BLVD. Go to Armstrong Garden Centers instead (352 E Glenarm St, Pasadena - 626-799-7139). Armstrong is employee-owned, has been serving California for 130 years, offers ACTUAL LIFETIME GUARANTEES on plants (not fake verbal promises), and their staff actually responds when there's an issue and with integrity. Or, Lincoln Ave Nursery (804 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena - 626-792-2138) also has excellent selection and personalized customer care. You'll pay about the same but at these places you get plants that survive AND customer service that honors commitments. Lesson learned: shop somewhere with real guarantees that actually stand behind their products. (NOTE: Photo shows what $600+ gets you at BLVD - dead sticks that were supposed to be a privacy screen. Note the thriving plants in the background? Those are from Armstrong Pasadena. Same yard, same care, completely different results.)

Every plant that I have purchased from this nursery has done well. I can receive helpful…read moreinformation about planting, soil, and so much more by just asking.

I get ALL my David Austin roses here in this hidden gem as they have SO many options! Prices are…read moreunbeatable! Little small cute nursery tucked in Pasadena that has been passed down from generations before. Japanese owned by cousins. Don't expect a big fancy facility. Think small, family size, run down with character and many generations of love. Some of their David Austins: Strawberry Hill, Claire Austin, Teasing Georgia, Tranquility, Queen of Sweden, Mary Rose, Princess Alexandria of Kent, Crown Princess Margareta, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Olivia Rose, Charles Darwin, Carding Mill (tree form), Charlotte Rose, and many many more! They have an ENTIRE SECTION just for these beauties! 15 of my DAs are from here because they have the best price and best customer service! One of the owners, Dale, is so kind, helpful and knowledgable. He spends his time explaining everything and answering all my questions. He's very generous to even help us to the car. I left my number with Dale so when and if he gets more DAs, he will call me. What a great guy, right!?! That's what I call good customer service! I love this place and keep on coming back because it's family owned, kind owners, unbeatable prices, and willing to share their knowledge and wisedom. 100% recommend this gem!

Ridiculously cute animal air plant holders/mini plant pots. Each one is designed and made as a one…read moreof a kind so each one is a little different and unique. I came in and was immediately greeted by the owner who told me that him, his wife, and his mom collaboratively work on all of these themselves so it is very heart warming to know that it's a family business! I only got a cow one but I honestly wanted them all! They have various animals such as cows, bulls, pigs, sheep, elephants, fish, and turtles! Each one comes with an air plant too!

My wife and I came to Lutume to visit our friend the owner. As u enter the store it is filled with…read morepottery that has a uniqueness of each piece. While looking around each piece is filled with a diffetent kind of succulent. The pieces that are on display are minature pots that are meant to look like animals, wall hangings and other sizes of pot like figures. I like that each piece is original and even though the pieces look alike you can see the difference of each one. Everything that is displayed in the store is handmade by mom. This shop has a feeling of peace and calmness all built into one.

Mike is my go to guy - he's extremely knowledgeable and quick with a turn around response every…read moretime. When Mike isn't there, Tony's also a great help. The past 2 years of working with this nursery has been consistently outstanding - pricing is the lowest all around.

The company was started in 1960 by John Sakaida, which was 58 years ago. He hired the current…read moreowner, Mike, when he was just a 16 year old high school student. The original owners are now long gone, but Mike has continued running the business in the same style and fashion as the original owners. Mike is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. The company doesn't need to advertise; his customers' good words does that. If Mike doesn't have what you need, he can get it for you or send you to another nursery. The nursery is not a retail establishment; however, if you are planning to redo your yard and need a lot of plants, you can send your landscaper to Sakaida and Mike will work with him, or you. Or if you want a couple of big trees. If you want just a few plants, go to San Gabriel Nursery; they are a great outfit. Sure, you can get plants cheaper at Home Depot, but their sales people aren't nurserymen and they really don't know anything about plants, soils, fertilizer, growing seasons, watering, etc. If you want to buy a tree, Mike is going to ask "Where are you going to plant it?" I was going to buy a couple of large mulberry trees and plant them in the front yard and he warned: "Don't plant it near the driveway or sidewalk...as it gets older, it is going to raise them!" Mike saved me from a disaster. You won't get this kind of advice at Home Depot.

This nursery is the real deal: I had a struggling tiny cypress compacta and as it was the second…read moreone as the first one browned and diedThese are beautiful trees and when they are strong and healthy, they look like dark green rocket ships. This one was taking a turn for the worst so I went to Norman's nursery, the biggest and best wholesaler in LA. They do not deal with private parties but though a personal connection, Maria the wonderful HR manager connected me with their arborist Antonio Mata who just by looking at the px diagnosed soil fungus which now makes a lot of sense as it killed the first 8 footer. He suggested to come on his free time and spray the fungicide . Talk about customer service and all this with a smile. Norman's not only has the largest selection of everything trees so you landscape company should use them for all their needs but their customer service is beyond reproach!!! Big thank you Peter, the CEO , Maria and Antonio!!

I picked up 5 beautiful orchid plants over a month ago. The plants are still beautiful.read more

Came here to pick up some fruit trees for my fiance's mom. We tried calling first but no one…read moreanswered, so we planned to stop by instead. When we arrived, we realized we went to the wrong location (our first visit to Mimosa Nursery was somewhere else apparently!) But we still found what we needed. It was a little hard to find at first, so when you arrive, you might not really see the entrance, so I'll attach photos of what to look for. We were the only ones there, got help when we needed it, and found what we were looking for. It's self-guided; no one greeted us or spoke to us until we needed someone to talk to. The people we were speaking with were knowledgeable about their plants and helpful in packing it so dirt wouldn't fall out. Super easy for us to get in & get out, and I'm sure we'll be coming back again for more!

Have a huge selections of exotic fruits , cherimoya, wax apples, etc. and common ones such as…read moreapples, cherries and guavas etc. This is obviously not the type of nursery where the employees greets you warmly , self guided and self perused through the nursery until you find what you need.